Innovative Solar Microgrids for Resiliency with the Footprint Project

The Footprint Project’s mission is to provide cleaner energy for communities in crisis. They work to green disaster response in the aftermath of climate change emergencies.

In this blog post, we hear from William Heegaard, Operations Director at the Footprint Project, on several of their newer initiatives to deploy solar microgrids more efficiently and effectively […]

February 28th, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Microgrid, Q+A, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Plus Storage||

Younger Investors Want to Own Solar Too

The founders of Legends Solar joined our Solar Entrepreneurship course recently to talk about their startup. Every month we invite a solar entrepreneur to present their unique approach to the class so we can learn from them and – hopefully – help them succeed. We love seeing interesting new businesses get off the ground.

The full […]

February 1st, 2023|Categories: Q+A, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous|Tags: , |

New Free Webinar: Digital Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Solar Business

Solar capacity in the United States is expected to grow at unprecedented rates. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, over the next 5 years, the industry is expected to install nearly 200 GW of new solar capacity across all sectors, more than doubling the amount of solar currently installed.

This is a […]

February 1st, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Q+A, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Sales & Marketing||

Understanding Active and Passive Income Offset While Investing in Solar Projects

When investing in solar projects, one of the biggest concepts to understand is whether you are looking to offset passive or active income. Join Chris Lord, HeatSpring instructor and Managing Director at CapIron, Inc., and Nick Giannotti, Managing Member at Redball Ventures, as they discuss the concept in How to Invest in a Solar Project: […]

January 23rd, 2023|Categories: Free Courses, Q+A, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar Finance, Solar miscellaneous||

Tax Benefits and Investing in Solar Projects

With so many commercial and industrial solar projects slated to come online in the next ten years, investing in solar projects is becoming a more popular and lucrative business venture. In this blog post, we are joined by Nick Giannotti, Managing Member at Redball Ventures. Nick was a panelist for HeatSpring’s webinar How to Invest […]